"Remove" form. Related terms Pupils may be referred to by their form stage e.g. "third formers", "lower fourths" Pupils are based in a "form room" (equivalent to the US "homeroom") The teacher responsible for a form is a "form master", "form mistress" or "form teacher" Modern use The traditional terminology is still used in some fee-paying schools in the United Kingdom and commonly use in Hong Kong secondary schools. Publicly-funded secondary schools in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have their own standard terminologies for different educational stages e.g. in England Year 1 to Year 13, but still refer to "forms". However, "6th form" and related terms ("6th formers", "sixth form colleges") are still widely used for the most senior students (age 16–18). Popular culture "Forms" and their related terminology were widely used in school stories found in books, children's comics and other media in the 19th and 20th centuries. Examples include: The works of Angela Brazil e.g. The Luckiest Girl in the Fifth The works of Evelyn Smith e.g. Binkie of IIIB Billy Bunter - known as "The owl of the Remove" and his sister Bessie, created by Frank Richards; the Bunters appeared in comics, books, radio and television See also Comparison of American and British English#Education Remove (Education) References Educational stages Educational years